befall

Example Sentences

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Carthage’s deeper tragedy lies in the subsequent erasure of its history, language and culture, not in its physical destruction, which befalls all empires.

From The Wall Street Journal

The issue also befell the German team who won bronze in the biathlon.

From BBC

What befell her, then, she brought on herself.

From Salon

The worst that befell most of those duped by New Year’s Eve AI-generated mischief was a little discomfort, embarrassment and wasted time.

From Salon

For all the terrible things that had befallen them in other seasons that they had endured, this was hardly such a great ask.

From Literature